Porter file photo [1668]

Porter

CountryUnited States
Ship ClassPorter-class Destroyer
BuilderNew York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, NJ
Laid Down18 Dec 1933
Launched12 Dec 1935
Commissioned27 Aug 1936
Sunk26 Oct 1942
Displacement2,597 tons full
Length381 feet
Beam37 feet
Draft13 feet
MachineryGeared turbines with two screws
Power Output50,000 shaft horsepower
Speed37 knots
Range6,500nm at 12 knots
Crew194
Armament8x5

Contributor:

ww2dbasePorter was the lead ship of her class of destroyers. She had her shakedown cruise off northern Europe. Assigned to the Pacific Fleet in Jul 197, she was based in San Francisco and San Diego. She was two days out of Pearl Harbor on the day of the Japanese attack in Dec 1941, and patrolled in the immediate region in the next few months. In Oct 1942, she sortied with Task Force 16 for the Solomon Islands and took part in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, where she was torpedoed and eventually scuttled by gunfire from destroyer Shaw. The torpedo that fatally torpedoed her might have been a torpedo from an American torpedo bomber.

ww2dbaseSource: Wikipedia.

Last Major Revision: Aug 2006

Destroyer Porter Interactive Map

Photographs

Commander Ernest G. Small of US Navy Destroyer Division Three with captains of his ships, aboard Porter, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 21 Mar 1939Porter off Yorktown, Virginia, United States, 19 Apr 1939Porter off Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 4 Nov 1941Porter off Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 10 Jul 1942, photo 1 of 2
See all 5 photographs of Destroyer Porter

Porter Operational Timeline

27 Aug 1936 Porter was commissioned into service.




Please consider supporting us on Patreon. Even $1 per month will go a long way! Thank you.

Please help us spread the word:

 Reddit
 Bluesky
 Mastodon

Stay updated with WW2DB:

 RSS Feeds




Posting Your Comments on this Topic

Your Name 
Your Webite 
Your Email 
 Your email will not be published
Comment Type 
Your Comments 
 

Notes:

1. We hope that visitor conversations at WW2DB will be constructive and thought-provoking. Please refrain from using strong language. HTML tags are not allowed. Your IP address will be tracked even if you remain anonymous. WW2DB site administrators reserve the right to moderate, censor, and/or remove any comment. All comment submissions will become the property of WW2DB.

2. For inquiries about military records for members of the World War II armed forces, please see our FAQ.
Search WW2DB
More on Porter
Event(s) Participated:
» Solomon Islands Campaign

Destroyer Porter Photo Gallery
Commander Ernest G. Small of US Navy Destroyer Division Three with captains of his ships, aboard Porter, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 21 Mar 1939
See all 5 photographs of Destroyer Porter


Current Site Statistics

Famous WW2 Quote
"Among the men who fought on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue."

Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, 16 Mar 1945


Support Us

Please consider supporting us on Patreon. Even $1 a month will go a long way. Thank you!

Or, please support us by purchasing some WW2DB merchandise at TeeSpring, Thank you!